17. Rhythm Nation - The Legacy of Jam & Lewis

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Soul'd Out: Roots & The Vine

Steve Southern

24 episodes

2 weeks ago

A monthly exploration of Neo Soul. Join self professed music geeks April Olatunji and Steve Southern as they try and trace the Roots of the genre, along with the many Vines they've inspired. In each show they deep dive in to the sounds, the players and the vibes of this rich and expansive musical world - all while delivering the finest soul grooves old and new.

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17. Rhythm Nation - The Legacy of Jam & Lewis

Soul'd Out: Roots & The Vine

2 hours 25 minutes 14 seconds

3 years ago

17. Rhythm Nation - The Legacy of Jam & Lewis

This month we’re talking HITS! Exploring some of the most legendary hitmakers of the last 50 years and examining just how they’ve helped turn RnB and Soul music in to the global force it is today. For our Root selection we take a look at the era defining disco, funk and pop sounds of the iconic Nile Rodgers, before diving deep in the almighty back catalogue of Minneapolis royalty Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. We dive in to their early days playing with Prince, hear how they swiftly helped craft the sound of mainstream 80s RnB, and chart how they repeatedly flipped the script again and again - creating global megahits through several distinct eras of RnB for the likes of Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men, Usher and Mary J Blige. Believe us when we say…this Deep Dive has everything! Epic synth funk solos! Saucy slow jams! Hair raising gospel! 90s hunks! Key changes! A guy playing tuba in the rain…

We also debate the one man news cycle that is Kanye West, as well as bring you all the latest Neo Soul gems and classic throwbacks. Featuring music from Chic, Tom Misch, Blue Lab Beats, Floetry, Mos Def, Tom Bailey, Sounds of Blackness, Alexander O’Neal, Janet Jackson and Robert Glasper.

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